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<DIV>Bill...</DIV>
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<DIV>You're absolutely right about tow points. It is difficult with some
cars, like our Thunder Bolt and Talisman with their tilting bonnets. The
Talisman has other issues in the rear that complicate things. We carry a
loose strap with the T-Bolt, and have built a convoluting contraption for towing
the Talisman. It works, but takes time to hook up.</DIV>
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<DIV>The Mini involved in the Eastlake incident at ROAD AMERICA last Friday had
four tow hookup points. Two in the front and two in the rear. </DIV>
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<DIV>Bill Dentinger</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 9/22/2008 9:11:01 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
william.tobin3@verizon.net writes:</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Hi all, a couple things come to mind
here.</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">First, most vintage groups require towing
eyes on the cars, front and rear. They should be clearly visible and
marked; Pegasus and others sell "Tow" decals. Paint the tow eyes a
contrasting color for easy ID. Make the holes 2" in diameter for
easy hookup. Put two front and two rear and use them for tie
downs. Jack Woehrle of SVRA put out a couple of rants, justifiably
so, a couple years ago on their web site about tow eyes.</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Make it quicker and easier for the safety
crews to hook up and go; may save another incident like this
one.</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Nextly, as far as I know, nobody has gone
from vintage to F1. Are we getting too serioius about winning? Just a
thought. Vintage is supposed to be about having fun; losing our fellow
drivers doesn't fit that description. Drive your cars hard
but remember that those other guys are probably your friends.</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">And the HANS is a great investment.</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Hope I didn't offend anyone; not the
point.</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Take care, Bill -----
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href="mailto:BillDentin@aol.com">BillDentin@aol.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=mailto:susank@141.com
href="mailto:susank@141.com">susank@141.com</A> ; <A
title=mailto:fot@autox.team.net
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, September 22, 2008 9:06
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Fot] Sad news from Road
America</DIV>
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<DIV>Jim Austhof's is sure getting a Baptism of Fire. His
description, of course, is accurate, as is his counsel concerning the
Hans devise. Not sure it would have been quite as effective in this
case because of the 'side impact', but there certainly would have been
increased stability. Vintage racing is not a high speed
parade. Its risks are serious. The biggest thing I was
reminded of is the fact that when we race we make a lot of split second
decisions. And we don't get to do them over. Serious
stuff!</DIV>
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<DIV>I had raced many laps with Dr. Surjit Hermon. In my opinion, he
was very conservative, raced at 8/10ths, and was particularly
courteous to other racers. I was in that Friday practice session as
well, and have to assume he may have missed a waving yellow and standing
white at the Thunder Valley worker station. You can't see the apex
to 13 coming up that hill, and I suspect he was surprised by the commotion
and lost control of his car. So sad these things should
happen.</DIV>
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<DIV>As such, we choose not to do the 'missing man' pace lap in honor of
Jack Drews on Sunday morning.</DIV>
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<DIV>Bill Dentinger</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 9/22/2008 7:44:57 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
susank@141.com writes:</DIV>
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size=2>This was on the MGVR Yahoo
list:<BR><BR>*****************************<BR><BR>I have sad news to
report from the Vintage Fall Festival at Road America <BR>this past
weekend. We have had another fatality in the vintage racing
<BR>community. We lost driver Surjit Hermon on Friday afternoon in an
<BR>incident near turn 12 (under the now non existent Billy Mitchell
<BR>bridge). Surjit lost control of his Eastlake 11, skidded right-left-
<BR>right and impacted a Mini Cooper which was well off course and in
the <BR>process of being hooked up for a flat tow. The safety workers
had to run <BR>for their lives when they looked up from trying to find a
attachment <BR>point for the flat tow and saw a skidding car coming at
them.<BR><BR>My second weekend as a Driver Committee Chairman - second
fatality!<BR><BR>Watch your flags, remember the 80% rule, and if you
were contemplating a <BR>Hans device let this be a warning.<BR><BR>Jim
Austhof<BR>Red #1
MGB<BR><BR>*****************************<BR><BR>Susan<BR><BR>-- <BR>**
Oh, I would just KILL for a Nobel Peace Prize!
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